[Baynet] Infopeople's "Cataloging and Processing New Media" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

Since some people who may be interested in this workshop might not receive 
this notice directly, we would appreciate it if you would print and post or 
route this announcement to staff and colleagues. Thanks!

Title:  Cataloging and Processing New Media

Dates and locations:

Wednesday, May 3, Berkeley Public Library
Wednesday, May 31, Cerritos Public Library
Tuesday, June 13, San Jose, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Thursday, June 29, Los Angeles Public Library
Monday, July 10, Sacramento Public Library - Galleria

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Workshop/234

Fee:  There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop.

Space is not the next frontier the world of new media is! If you are 
suddenly deluged with DVDs, CDs, and other new media and can't process them 
fast enough, this is the workshop for you. We'll tackle the
questions that are haunting your dreams:

--Should I catalog this digital file in MARC or using metatags?
--It takes forever to retrieve media for users - is there a better way?
--How does RFID relate to cataloging?
--What are these formats anyway?

If you have a shelf full of strange media and no clue how to catalog it, 
this workshop will help you get your bearings. You will learn about new 
MARC tags, new technologies for cataloging and processing, and new 
packaging options, plus a look into the future of information management.

Workshop Description: This all-day hands-on workshop will include both 
individual and group exercises, with plenty of opportunities to practice 
cataloging new media. Participants will be provided with cheat sheets, 
templates, a webliography, handouts, as well as practical, useful tips that 
can be applied to your cataloging immediately.

Pre-workshop assignment: Please bring a 'problem child' new media item to 
class to catalog.

Preliminary Course Outline:

What Are New Media?

MARC Format Distinctions Between Different Types of New Media
--Electronic resources
--Records that have a paper and electronic version, how to catalog
--Multiple formats, combos

Cataloging New Media Pointers
--Special MARC tags
--AV tips and tricks

Packaging New Media for Damage Prevention

RFID Technology
--How it can help the cataloger

Metadata and Tagging
--What it is?
--When to use it
--MARC vs. Meta

Workshop Instructor: Susan Sutch.  Susan Margaret Sutch has spent ten years 
as a professional librarian teaching automation systems and cataloging 
skills to library personnel around the world. She has instructed cataloging 
and MARC records to school, public, and special library environments and 
emphasizes practical applied knowledge for each of these environments. When 
not working, you can find her browsing the Dewey classification 796.5 and 
917 in the public library.

Who Should Attend: Anyone who currently edits and creates new MARC records 
and is curious about how new media can change the way we think about 
cataloging. Students should have a basic familiarity with MARC and AACR2 
and must know what their local holdings fields are.

Prerequisites: This course requires that students be comfortable with basic 
MARC concepts and formats. Each attendee must bring a new media item to the 
workshop to use in the exercises.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the Infopeople 
Web site at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions.  Infopeople does 
not validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some training 
locations do not have in-house or convenient food service, Infopeople 
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general information 
about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople 
Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, please 
contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.